The martian andy weir book6/12/2023 It is now is in the process of being adapted for a motion picture, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. Its release was timed well, the same year as the fascinating Curiosity mission. It was originally self-published, storming Amazon’s ebook market and getting snapped up by a publisher. Hilariously written and yet surprisingly scientifically minded, The Martian is an exceptional debut novel. What follows is mostly written as a series of logs detailing his adventures and derailing into discussion of The Dukes of Hazzard, Pirate Ninjas, a box of radiation and some poop, as he struggles to survive and stay sane as long as humanly possible, in the desperate hope that someone will help him. He quickly realises he has no communication equipment and nowhere near enough food. So when Mark Watney wakes up abandoned and left for dead on the surface of Mars he uses his quick wits and training to work out exactly how and when he's going to die. In particular it tells the story of space exploration that has become just slightly prosaic – the third manned mission to Mars was never really supposed to be much of a big deal. Weir’s novel tells a story of space exploration in the very near future, this is science fiction rooted very firmly in science fact. The Martian seems to have skipped all that. Often a writer has to take some time to find their voice, to get their legs, and of course to find a responsive readership.
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